Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6): 1233-1244.doi: 10.1007/s40242-024-4098-1

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Achieving Enhanced Fire Safety of Polyvinyl Chloride Through Rapid Catalytic Carbonization Using a Triple-effect Flame Retardant of Mg(OH)2-ZnO-TiO2

CAO Heming1, SHI Shunli1, PENG Hesong2, HU Jie1, LIAO Sheng1, WANG Shuhua1, CHEN Chao1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Environment and Energy Catalysis, College of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P. R. China;
    2. Technology Centre of Jiangxi Guangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd., Ji'an 343000, P. R. China
  • Received:2024-04-15 Online:2024-12-01 Published:2024-10-26
  • Contact: CHEN Chao,chaochen@ncu.edu.cn E-mail:chaochen@ncu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 22261032, 21961021, and 22262023), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, China (No. 20232BAB213025), and the Fund of the Key Laboratory of Nanchang City, China (No. 2021NCZDSY-005).

Abstract: The concept of catalytic flame retardancy by metal ions is considered an efficient flame-retardant method. However, due to the unclear mechanism, the ambiguity of the reaction process and the unknown properties of the products severely limit its application in composite materials. In view of this, we designed a tri-effect composite flame retardant of Mg(OH)2-ZnO-TiO2, which not only solves the problem of low flame retardancy efficiency of magnesium hydroxide (MH) but also performs excellently in the evaluation of flame retardancy of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The limit oxygen index (LOI) increased from 21.5% to 31.1%, and the composite material can be synthesized on a large scale. Through detailed analysis of the condensed phase carbon layer, two different catalytic flame retardant mechanisms were elucidated. This research is expected to provide an important theoretical basis for the development of efficient and environmentally friendly composite flame retardants.

Key words: Magnesium hydroxide, Composite flame retardant, Catalytic flame retardant, Catalytic mechanism